The Crowns

Template:Short description Template:Short description Template:Template other is a professional golf tournament that is played over Nagoya Golf Club's Wagō Course in Tōgō, Aichi, Japan. Founded in 1960, it has been an event on the Japan Golf Tour schedule since the tour's first season in 1973.

History

The Crowns was established as the Invitation by Chūbu Japan, All Japan Amateur and Professional Golf Championship (中部日本招待全日本アマ・プロゴルフ選手権) in 1960. The concept of the championship was competition among amateur and professional golf players. It has been played over the Wagō Course at Nagoya Golf Club every year except between 1962 and 1965, during which time it was held at Aichi Country Club (1962 and 1965) and Miyoshi Country Club (1963 and 1964).

From the 10th anniversary in 1969 to the 50th anniversary in 2009, the tournament's official name was "", as organizers invited international golfers. Winners during this time include major champions Peter Thomson, David Graham, Scott Simpson, Greg Norman, Seve Ballesteros, Davis Love III, Darren Clarke and Justin Rose.

The tournament record is 260 (20 under par), set by Masashi Ozaki in 1995. In 2010, Ryo Ishikawa recorded a Tour record final round of 58 (12 under par) to take the title by five strokes. From 2002 to 2019 the purse was ¥120,000,000 with ¥24,000,000 going to the winner. This was reduced to ¥100,000,000 in 2021.

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
The Crowns
2025	Template:Flagicon Yosuke Asaji	273	−7	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Hiroshi Iwata Template:Flagicon Yūsaku Miyazato
2024	Template:Flagicon Ren Yonezawa	267	−13	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Naoyuki Kataoka
2023	Template:Flagicon Hiroshi Iwata (2)	265	−15	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Rikuya Hoshino
2022	Template:Flagicon Yuki Inamori	264	−16	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Hwang Jung-gon
2021	Template:Flagicon Hiroshi Iwata	198Template:Efn	−12	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Katsumasa Miyamoto
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019	Template:Flagicon Katsumasa Miyamoto	271	−9	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Shugo Imahira
2018	Template:Flagicon Yang Yong-eun	268	−12	4 strokes	Template:Flagicon Hwang Jung-gon Template:Flagicon Anthony Quayle
2017	Template:Flagicon Yūsaku Miyazato	267	−13	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Yoshinori Fujimoto Template:Flagicon Toru Taniguchi
2016	Template:Flagicon Kim Kyung-tae	270	−10	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Daisuke Kataoka
2015	Template:Flagicon Jang Ik-jae (2)	270	−10	4 strokes	Template:Flagicon Tomohiro Kondo Template:Flagicon Hideto Tanihara Template:Flagicon Kazuhiro Yamashita
2014	Template:Flagicon Kim Hyung-sung	269	−11	4 strokes	Template:Flagicon Jang Ik-jae
2013	Template:Flagicon Michio Matsumura	278	−2	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Hideki Matsuyama
2012	Template:Flagicon Jang Ik-jae	272	−8	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Steven Conran Template:Flagicon Yoshikazu Haku
2011	Template:Flagicon Brendan Jones	271	−9	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Jang Ik-jae
2010	Template:Flagicon Ryo Ishikawa	267	−13	5 strokes	Template:Flagicon Hiroyuki Fujita Template:Flagicon Paul Sheehan
2009	Template:Flagicon Tetsuji Hiratsuka	263	−17	7 strokes	Template:Flagicon Kenichi Kuboya
2008	Template:Flagicon Tomohiro Kondo	271	−9	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Hiroyuki Fujita
2007	Template:Flagicon Hirofumi Miyase	278	−2	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Toru Taniguchi
2006	Template:Flagicon Shingo Katayama (2)	262	−18	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Nozomi Kawahara
2005	Template:Flagicon Naomichi Ozaki	269	−11	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Steven Conran
2004	Template:Flagicon Shingo Katayama	264	−16	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Paul Sheehan
2003	Template:Flagicon Hidemasa Hoshino	270	−10	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Toshimitsu Izawa Template:Flagicon Zaw Moe Template:Flagicon Taichi Teshima
2002	Template:Flagicon Justin Rose	266	−14	5 strokes	Template:Flagicon Prayad Marksaeng
2001	Template:Flagicon Darren Clarke	267	−13	4 strokes	Template:Flagicon Keiichiro Fukabori Template:Flagicon Shinichi Yokota
2000	Template:Flagicon Hidemichi Tanaka	272	−8	5 strokes	Template:Flagicon Mitsutaka Kusakabe
1999	Template:Flagicon Yasuharu Imano	271	−9	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Naomichi Ozaki
1998	Template:Flagicon Davis Love III	269	−11	8 strokes	Template:Flagicon Rick Gibson Template:Flagicon Masanobu Kimura Template:Flagicon Brian Watts
1997	Template:Flagicon Masashi Ozaki (5)	267	−13	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Brian Watts
1996	Template:Flagicon Masashi Ozaki (4)	268	−12	4 strokes	Template:Flagicon Katsuyoshi Tomori
1995	Template:Flagicon Masashi Ozaki (3)	260	−20	5 strokes	Template:Flagicon Nobuo Serizawa
1994	Template:Flagicon Roger Mackay	269	−11	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Naomichi Ozaki
1993	Template:Flagicon Peter Senior	270	−10	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Gary Hallberg Template:Flagicon Masashi Ozaki
1992	Template:Flagicon Masashi Ozaki (2)	270	−10	4 strokes	Template:Flagicon Brent Franklin Template:Flagicon Peter Senior
1991	Template:Flagicon Seve Ballesteros	275	−5	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Roger Mackay
1990	Template:Flagicon Noboru Sugai	276	−4	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Steve Pate
1989	Template:Flagicon Greg Norman	272	−8	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Blaine McCallister Template:Flagicon Koichi Suzuki
1988	Template:Flagicon Scott Simpson (2)	278	−2	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon David Ishii Template:Flagicon Masashi Ozaki
1987	Template:Flagicon Masashi Ozaki	268	−12	6 strokes	Template:Flagicon Isao Aoki Template:Flagicon Ian Baker-Finch Template:Flagicon Masahiro Kuramoto Template:Flagicon Yoshitaka Yamamoto
Chunichi Crowns
1986	Template:Flagicon David Ishii	274	−6	4 strokes	Template:Flagicon Tsuneyuki Nakajima
1985	Template:Flagicon Seiji Ebihara	276	−4	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Tsuneyuki Nakajima
1984	Template:Flagicon Scott Simpson	275	−5	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Isao Aoki
1983	Template:Flagicon Chen Tze-ming	280	E	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Kikuo Arai Template:Flagicon David Ishii
1982	Template:Flagicon Gary Hallberg	272	−8	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Shigeru Uchida
1981	Template:Flagicon Graham Marsh (2)	277	−3	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon D. A. Weibring
1980	Template:Flagicon Isao Aoki (5)	280	E	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Graham Marsh
1979	Template:Flagicon Isao Aoki (4)	279	−1	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Tōru Nakamura Template:Flagicon Haruo Yasuda
1978	Template:Flagicon Isao Aoki (3)	270	−10	5 strokes	Template:Flagicon Masashi Ozaki
1977	Template:Flagicon Graham Marsh	280	E	4 strokes	Template:Flagicon Kenji Mori
1976	Template:Flagicon David Graham	276	−4	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Yasuhiro Miyamoto
1975	Template:Flagicon Isao Aoki (2)	272	−8	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Teruo Sugihara
1974	Template:Flagicon Takashi Murakami	272	−8	6 strokes	Template:Flagicon Masashi Ozaki
1973	Template:Flagicon Isao Aoki	270	−10	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Lu Liang-Huan
1972	Template:Flagicon Peter Thomson (2)	266	−14	6 strokes	Template:Flagicon Terry Kendall
1971	Template:Flagicon Lu Liang-Huan	274	−6	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Peter Thomson
1970	Template:Flagicon Haruo Yasuda (2)	268	−12	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Teruo Suzumura
1969	Template:Flagicon Peter Thomson	274	−6	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Tadashi Kitta
1968	Template:Flagicon Haruo Yasuda	278	−2	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Hisashi Suzumura
1967	Template:Flagicon Hsieh Yung-yo	273	−7	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Hisashi Suzumura
1966	Template:Flagicon Shigeru Uchida	274	−6	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Tadashi Kitta Template:Flagicon Haruyoshi Kobari
1965	Template:Flagicon Tadashi Kitta (2)	291	−5	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Teruo Sugihara
1964	Template:Flagicon Teruo Sugihara	294	+6	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Torakichi Nakamura
1963	Template:Flagicon Kenji Hosoishi	290	+2	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Teruo Sugihara
1962	Template:Flagicon Tadashi Kitta	299	+3	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Torakichi Nakamura
1961	Template:Flagicon Tomoo Ishii	280	E	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Orville Moody
1960	Template:Flagicon Torakichi Nakamura	277	−3	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Koichi Ono

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External links

• Coverage on the Japan Golf Tour's official site
• The Crowns tournament's winners list Template:In lang